Cole Stangler

2 weeks ago | foreignpolicy.com | Cole Stangler

Politics Elections Europe Politicians in France tend to write a lot of books. Essays are expected of any serious presidential aspirant. Memoirs are a must for any politician worth their salt.

1 month ago | time.com | Cole Stangler

March 31 will go down as a terrible day for Marine Le Pen—and a good one for French democracy. A French court on Monday found Le Pen and more than 20 officials from France’s far-right National Rally (RN) guilty in a sprawling embezzlement scheme that prosecutors said involved siphoning off €2.9 million ($3.1 million) in E.U. funds over a decade. Judges applied the French law as written: they barred the nine politicians involved from running for office from three to five years.

2 months ago | thenation.com | Cole Stangler

World / March 6, 2025 The Crisis Engulfing the French LeftThe New Popular Front alliance looked like the best hope the left had against Macron and Le Pen. But after months of internal conflicts, it’s on the brink of collapse. Ad Policy La France Insoumise (LFI) party leader Jean-Luc Melenchon (L) and French Socialist Party (PS) First Secretary Olivier Faure address supporters during a campaign meeting in Caen, France, on June 8, 2022.

Nov 24, 2024 | thenation.com | Cole Stangler

Books & the Arts / November 25, 2024 Malaise at the Monoprix The discontents of Michel Houellebecq. The Discontents of Michel HouellebecqWhat happened to the French novelist? Ad Policy Illustration by Joe Ciardiello. This article appears in the December 2024 issue. Michel Houellebecq’s characters spend a lot of time in supermarkets.

Oct 23, 2024 | msn.com | Cole Stangler

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